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Draymond Green will not return to Monday's game in San Antonio after suffering a "mid-section contusion" and he'll be evaluated at half time.

It could be a groin or an oblique injury, but either way, he was clearly in pain and this does not sound like a promising injury. Green failed to score tonight, missing all four of his shots, and guys like David West, Kevon Looney and Jordan Bell should all step up in his absence. We'd rank them as Looney, Bell and West, if you're looking for the player to pick up in case Green's going to be facing an extended absence.

Cameron Payne made another start in Monday's 110-92 loss to the Knicks, hitting just 2-of-12 shots for four points, six rebounds, six assists and two blocks in 29 minutes.

This was one of the ugliest games of the season with the Bulls hitting 33-of-92 shots and 3-of-30 from 3-point range, but that's what you can expect in a tank bowl. Payne missed all five of his 3-pointers and turned the ball over a couple times, but he's coming off a great game on Saturday with 13 points and a career-high 10 assists. He deserves another chance if you picked him up, as Kris Dunn (toe) is in a walking boot and the Bulls have three more games this week.

George Hill started at point guard and missed both his shots, failing to score and adding just three rebounds, three assists and a block in 21 minutes of Monday's win over the Bucks.

Hill has been pretty bad and is averaging just 7.0 points, 3.2 rebounds, 2.6 assists, a steal and a 1.2 3-pointers on 39 percent shooting over his last five. And with LeBron James, Kevin Love and Jeff Green doing the heavy lifting on offense for the Cavs, Hill is not a great fantasy option right now. We'd rather have a guy like Yogi Ferrell.

Kevin Love returned from a 22-game absence and started at center, finishing with 18 points, seven boards, four assists, two blocks and four 3-pointers in 25 minutes of Monday's win over the Bucks.

Nice! If you were recently able to pick him up, congratulations are in order, as he originally wasn't expected back until March 23. And the Cavaliers need him with Larry Nance's hamstring injury, as well as Tristan Thompson's ankle injury. Love's minutes may be iffy for the next few games, but he made the most of them tonight.

Jeff Green started again on Monday and hit 5-of-8 shots and 4-of-4 free throws for 14 points, zero rebounds, three assists, one steal and a block, and was 0-for-2 from downtown in the win.

Green had 21 points in 43 minutes on Saturday, but wasn't needed as much on offense tonight with Kevin Love back in action for the Cavaliers. They're banged up enough, though, that Green should continue to get big minutes down the stretch for the Cavs and he should be in line for three more solid fantasy lines this week. Stay the course.

Draymond Green appeared to tweak his groin and went to the locker room in the second quarter of Monday's game against the Spurs.

Green came up gimpy and was holding his groin area before departing, so his return to action tonight is in doubt. David West, Kevon Looney and Jordan Bell will all get a boost if Green's going to miss time with the injury. Green missed all four of his shots and had zero points and three rebounds before departing.

LeBron James hit 16-of-29 shots and three 3-pointers for 40 points, 12 rebounds, 10 assists, two steals and a block in 40 minutes of Monday's 124-117 win over the Bucks.

This was LeBron's 71st triple-double of his career, 15th of the season, his second straight triple-double, and his third in his last four games. The Cavs have won three of their last four and LeBron is averaging 32 points, 12.2 rebounds, 9.2 assists, 1.8 steals, 1.8 blocks and 1.8 3-pointers over his last five, and the Cavs now sit as the No. 3 seed in the East, a 1/2 game ahead of the Pacers. The Cavs want home-court advantage in the first round of the playoffs, so LeBron, who is the No. 6 player in fantasy, should continue to play in most games down the stretch in order to keep up with the Jones'.

Jeremy Lamb started on Monday vs. the 76ers, scoring 14 points (6-of-12 FGs, 2-of-4 FTs) with eight rebounds, three assists, one steal and one block.

We know Lamb is going to be productive when he gets the minutes, as he averaged 16.1 points, 5.2 rebounds, 3.2 assists, 0.7 steals and 1.7 triples on 44.1% shooting in 14 previous starts. We don't know how long Nicolas Batum (Achilles) will be out, but with the Hornets well out of the playoff race, they have every reason to be cautious. With three more games this week, there's no reason why Lamb should be available on your wire.